Import & Export

Arivu supports importing bookmarks from popular services and exporting your complete collection. Navigate to the Imports page from the sidebar to get started.

Importing Bookmarks

Supported Sources

How to Import

1. Export from your current service — Each service has its own export process:

   • Pocket: Settings → Export → Download HTML
   • Raindrop.io: Settings → Backups → Export as HTML/CSV
   • Chrome: Bookmarks Manager (Ctrl+Shift+O) → ⋮ → Export bookmarks
   • Firefox: Bookmarks → Manage → Import/Export → Export to HTML

2. Upload to Arivu — On the Imports page:

   • Select the source type (Pocket, Raindrop, Chrome, etc.)
   • Upload your export file
   • Review the import preview
   • Click Import

3. Background processing — Arivu processes bookmarks in the background:

   • Deduplicates against existing bookmarks (URL matching)
   • Fetches content and generates AI summaries
   • Auto-tags new bookmarks
   • Preserves original timestamps when available

Import Jobs

Each import creates a trackable job. You can monitor:

• Status — Pending, processing, completed, or failed
• Progress — Number of bookmarks processed vs. total
• Duplicates skipped — How many already existed
• Errors — Any bookmarks that failed to import

Exporting Bookmarks

JSON Export

Complete data export with all metadata:

{
  "format": "arivu_json_v1",
  "export_date": "2026-01-12T10:00:00Z",
  "total_bookmarks": 156,
  "bookmarks": [
    {
      "url": "https://example.com/article",
      "title": "Example Article",
      "tags": ["technology", "ai"],
      "summary": "AI-generated summary...",
      "created_at": "2026-01-10T08:30:00Z"
    }
  ]
}

HTML Export

Standard Netscape Bookmark File Format compatible with all browsers and bookmark managers.

How to Export

1. Navigate to Settings or use the Imports page
2. Choose export format (JSON or HTML)
3. Click Export — the file downloads immediately

Backup Strategy

For self-hosted deployments, regular exports serve as application-level backups alongside MongoDB snapshots. Recommended approach:

• Weekly JSON export — Application-level backup of all bookmark data
• MongoDB volume snapshots — Full database backup before upgrades
• Store both — Keep exports and snapshots in separate locations

API Endpoints